Women's Basketball Caps Road Portion of Schedule Thursday at Massachusetts

Game time is set for 7 p.m.

Freshman guard Shelby Smith and the Hawks cap the road portion of their schedule Thursday at Massachusetts.

Feb. 24, 2010

AMHERST, Mass. - Saint Joseph's women's basketball team caps the road portion of its schedule this Thursday at Massachusetts. Game time is set for 7 p.m. at the Mullins Center and live audio can be heard on the Saint Joseph's Sports Network.

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GAME STORIES . . .
• The Hawks and Massachusetts enter their contest with closely-matched offenses as SJU is shooting 39.5 percent from the field and averaging 59.5 ppg in A-10 contests, while the Minutewomen are shooting 39.6 percent and scoring 57.6 ppg in conference games.
• Defensively, Saint Joseph's is holding A-10 opponents to 56.6 ppg, while Massachusetts is giving up 64.1 points a game to A-10 foes.
• The Hawks are 3-1 in their last four road games and are coming off a last-second win at Richmond on Sunday thanks to a Brittany Ford jumper with :00.9 left in the game.
• Saint Joseph's looks to keep its hopes alive for a bye in next week's Atlantic 10 Tournament as the Hawks entered Wednesday tied for fourth place with Duquesne and Charlotte.
• The Hawks currently lead the Atlantic 10 in three-point field goal defense, holding opponents to a conference-low 109 field goals, good for just 28.5 percent.
• Senior forward Brittany Ford's seven rebounds at Richmond moved her into 23rd all-time in rebounds at SJU, surpassing Janet Fonda `85 and Wendy Brink `91 (430 rebounds) and Debbie Descano `79 (431). Fellow senior, Ashley Logue, is also within reach of the top-25 as she enters Thursday's game with 419 career rebounds.
• Saint Joseph's rookie guard Ashley Prim currently leads all Atlantic 10 rookies in assists with 93 helpers. Leading Rhode Island's Anisha Wilson, 93-91. Prim has excelled in conference play though and is currently tied for second with 54 helpers in A-10 games.

Series History - Saint Joseph's vs. Massachusetts
All-Time Series: SJU leads 42-8
Last Meeting: 2/25/09, SJU, 77-63
Last SJU Win: 2/25/09, 77-63
Last UM Win: 2/5/06, 63-53
Current SJU Streak: W-3

The Hawks are 17-5 all-time in games in Amherst, Massachusetts and have won the previous game at the Mullins Center, 72-66, over the Minutewomen...Last year, Brittany Ford, Ashley Logue and Jenna Loschiavo combined for 44 of SJU's 77 points in a Hawk win at the Palestra